Day at sea - Arctic focused

A slow day at sea, as expected. I woke up after a nice, rolling night in the waves. The weather cleared, and the sea was more peaceful—still with fairly big waves, but you get used to it. Before long, one hand is always instinctively finding something to grab for balance. :)

I spent a fair part of the day in meetings and 1-to-1 talks with the expedition guides. The fastest way to understand our expedition operations is by learning from the experts—the actual guides.

I also had time to hang out in the very nice little library onboard the ship, a perfect study spot, where I read up on penguins 🐧😍.

The Arctic focus of the day was due to the process of planning expeditions in the Arctic region, including Svalbard, Iceland, Greenland, Alaska, etc. We already know years in advance where we want to go and on which dates, but we don’t yet have confirmed locations for our landings on specific dates. These sites are booked on a special “booking day,” where all AECO (Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators) members reserve the specific landing sites for the upcoming summer.

That meant today at 13:00 UTC, all of us planning summer 2025 trips were competing for the best spots 😅🤘. It went well! I just assisted by double-checking dates while Steffan hammered in the requests.

Otherwise, it was a day filled with guest talks, disembarkation planning, and, of course, more reading about penguins 🙏🏻.Read more